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The People's Party, usually known as the Populist Party or simply the Populists, was an agrarian populist [2] political party in the United States in the late 19th century. . The Populist Party emerged in the early 1890s as an important force in the Southern and Western United States, but declined rapidly after the 1896 United States presidential election in which most of its natural ...
The Readjuster Party refinanced the Commonwealth's debts and invested in schools, especially for African Americans, who gained access to teaching jobs. The party increased funding for what is now Virginia Tech and established its black counterpart, Virginia State University. The Readjuster Party abolished the poll tax and the public whipping post.
The People's Party, also known as the Populist Party or simply the Populists, was a left-wing agrarian populist political party in the United States in the late 19th century. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The Populist Party emerged in the early 1890s as an important force in the Southern and Western United States, but fell apart after it nominated Democrat ...
Populist Party Populism [87] Merged into: Democratic Party: 1892 1908 Silver Party: 1893–1902 Bimetalism [88] Merged into: Democratic Party: 1892 1902 Silver Republican Party: 1897–1900 Bimetalism [89] Merged into: Republican Party: 1896 1900 Socialist Party of America: 1911–1913 1915–1919 1921–1929 Democratic socialism [90]
The Grange, or Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (the latter official name of the national organization, while the former was the name of local chapters, including a supervisory National Grange at Washington), was a secret order founded in 1867 to advance the social needs and combat the economic backwardness of farm life. [1]
The Democratic Party recovered in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern districts dominated by Catholic and working-class voters. In the Western United States, the Populist Party made large gains and several Republicans broke away over the national party platform's endorsement of a gold standard. This election marked the zenith of the Populist Party.
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The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.